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Tidbits – Jan.23- Reader Comments: WHAT TO DO IF ICE COMES TO YOUR DOOR; KNOW YOUR RIGHTS; Israel Intensified Its Violence Against Palestinians in the West Bank; Betrayed by Vote on Laken Riley Act; LA Burned, Karen Bass; José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez; More

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Reader Comments: WHAT TO DO IF ICE COMES TO YOUR DOOR; KNOW YOUR RIGHTS; Israel Intensified Its Violence Against Palestinians in the West Bank; Author Sara Paretsky Betrayed by Vote on Laken Riley Act; LA Burned, Karen Bass; José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez;

Democrats Will Regret Helping To Pass the Laken Riley Act

Michelle Goldberg The New York Times
Democrats have a terrible habit, during moments of right-wing backlash, of voting for Republican legislation that they don’t seem to truly believe in and eventually live to regret. The Laken Riley Act, is such a wrong vehicle.

Tidbits – Jan.16 – Reader Comments: Ceasefire and Hostage Deal – After 15 Months of Genocide; Dr. Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Warning; R.I.P – Mark Solomon, Peter Yarrow; Biden Should Pardon Ethel Rosenberg; for Ann Telnaes; Cartoons; and More…

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Reader Comments: Ceasefire and Hostage Deal - After 15 Months of Genocide; Dr. Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Warning; R.I.P - Mark Solomon, Peter Yarrow; Biden Should Pardon Ethel Rosenberg; For Ann Telnaes; Cartoons; and more....

Tidbits – Jan.9 – Reader Comments: Greenland, Panama Canal, Gulf of America and He Still Hasn’t Taken Office; Trump Voters’ Rude Awakening; Jimmy Carter; AHA Votes To Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza; Academy for Socialist Education NYC Spring Classes;

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Reader Comments: Greenland, Panama Canal, Gulf of America and Still Hasn't Taken Oath of Office; Trump Voters' Rude Awakening; Jimmy Carter; Historical Assoc. Votes to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza; Academy for Socialist Education NYC Spring Classes;

Trump Voters Are In for a Rude Awakening

Robert McCoy The New Republic
Trump sold them countless, often conflicting fantasies. In 2025, he’ll face political reality. He was whoever they wanted him to be—a choose-your-own-candidate. Voters projected their wishes onto his candidacy, regardless of his stated policy program

The MAGA Honeymoon Is Over

Ali Breland The Atlantic
Silicon Valley and the nativist right worked together to elect Trump. Now the infighting has begun.

A Portside Message: Say ‘No’ to a Wannabe Dictator

Portside Moderators Portside
Donald Trump is signaling that he will attempt a coup before even taking office. It's going to take all of our strategizing and mobilizing to defeat it ... again. Portside will be there every day, and we’re asking you to help. Here’s how.

Of Misogyny, Musk, and Men

Clara Jeffery Mother Jones
Women are not okay. We’re furious...Trump’s margin of victory was powered by men, who voted for him by 55 percent—a few points more than went for him in 2020. Trump made gains with almost every type of man, especially younger men and Latino men.
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